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Working well after two treatments
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I've had one R20 treatment on my lower back tattoo...
rhinnhJune 27, 2013
WORTH IT$1,000
I've had one R20 treatment on my lower back tattoo and one Picosure treatment. After the R20 treatment, I was sore and itchy for a few weeks, though I did not blister. I noticed significant fading of my all-black tattoo within a week. After one Picosure treatment, I've noticed absolutely no fading whatsoever. It's as if I never had the treatment. It hurt much less than R20, took less time, and was completely healed with no blistering within 3 days. The technician told me to be patient, but it's been nearly three weeks -- almost time for my next treatment. I can't help but feel that less pain and less time to heal means it didn't do anything to the ink. So far, it does not seem to be working at all. I'll consult with the technician next time about what to do, but am inclined to return to the R20, which seems much more reliable for me.
Replies (14)
July 1, 2013
Maybe it's the tech that is doing ur treatments? Part of a successful removal is 50% the technician operating the laser and 50% how u care for it post treatment.
July 1, 2013
She's not just a tech, she owns the treatment center and has extensive knowledge of lasers. Unless the setting of the machine was too low, I think the problem is Picosure itself.
July 2, 2013
No, but she has extensive training in lasers and owns the business. R20 worked, Picosure didn't. The problem is the laser.
July 8, 2013
Maybe she's being super gentile because she's afraid of scarring you and getting a bad review online. It's also a guarantee that she's pretty new at using the Picosure. R20 has had some problems with scarring too.
July 8, 2013
Maybe you're right -- this technology is so new that no one can have much experience with it. I'll post again after my treatment next week. I hope I have a better result than last time!
July 3, 2013
I wonder why some respond differently? I'm going to give Picosure one more try and if I don't notice fading then I'll switch back to R20. Picosure seems a little too good to be true at this point - less pain during the treatment, almost zero healing time. I'm not sure how it can be working if I feel almost no soreness afterwards!
UPDATED FROM rhinnh
1 month post
The jury is out after second treatment
rhinnhJuly 16, 2013
My first Picosure treatment did absolutely nothing -- I had no fading, soreness, or color change whatsoever. I had my second treatment yesterday and the technician finally turned up the setting on the machine. I knew the setting was too low after the first treatment, and am glad she agreed. As a result, the tattoo and my skin look much different than after my first treatment. The tattoo is completely red where all of the black ink was. It's also sore and a little itchy, but very bearable. I have no bandage on it and it didn't bother me while sleeping. I'm hoping that this much more obvious reaction will translate to ink fading! I know that for the first treatment, the technician was trying to prevent scarring and wasn't sure how my body/ink would react, but I really feel that the setting was much too low. The second treatment didn't hurt more, but did take a little longer. I'll update in a few weeks, and hopefully I'll have some fading to report!
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July 17, 2013
That's interesting - your most recent experience mimics my first experience. I was surprised that they did not recommend bandages and that it wasn;t too uncomfortable afterward. But I'm glad to know since I'll ask about the power when I go for my second treatment in August/Sept. Good luck!
July 17, 2013
Thank you! I can't imagine the first (too low) setting would work on anyone. Hopefully this time it will work. Let me know how your treatment goes!
UPDATED FROM rhinnh
1 month post
After eleven days, still no fading
rhinnhJuly 27, 2013
My skin has been healed (no blistering, just soreness) for nearly a week and I'm seeing no fading of my tattoo at all. I understand that fading is usually noticeable by a week to two weeks after Picosure treatment. I'll give it some more time, but I did expect to see a better result at this stage of the process.
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August 6, 2013
Hey thanks for sharing your experience. After my first treatment with picosure, I have not noticed much of a difference. I am now interested in trying r20 tattoo removal. Just curious if you are going to continue with picosure or r20? And have you had any results since your last post?
August 7, 2013
Hi ilovealexis,
It's been three weeks since my last treatment and I'm just now starting to notice some real fading. It's enough that I'll probably continue with it, but I'm not as impressed as I expected to be. The first treatment was a complete waste of time and money -- the setting really has to be higher to have any effect at all. If you aren't bright red and sore (or even blistered) for at least a week afterward, I don't think the machine is turned up high enough. I'm going to ask them to increase the setting even more next time. You might want to try it again and tell them to increase the power.
January 25, 2014
Thats so odd that happened to you! My experience was totally different, my all black tattoo was treated at 3.5 for the first treatment, and it blistered like crazy and removed a ton of ink. Next time at 3.0 I had much less blistering, presumable since so much surface ink was hit on the first treatment. Planning on doing 2.5 next time.
August 7, 2013
Ok thanks a lot for the reassurance. Now I have hope that may be the problem, and I'll talk to my doctor about it next appointment.
Thank you for sharing your review on the treatment. My understanding is that it does take several treatments for full results. Please let us know what you think after your next treatment.
Sounds reasonable to me. Please let me know how this next session goes.